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Originally Posted by churchx
Why do you compare with other cars having different suspension? There are many "normal" cars of past having twice the shock travel and ground clearance. Lowering them by even 3-4" is relatively nothing. Twins have rather low clearance & bumpless compression travel stock. Lowering twins more then 1" is a lot, it negatively affects suspension geometry and leaves very little bumpstop free compression travel, that needs in turn ramped up spring rates. There is no free candy, magic overruling physics (of course except placebo & post-purchase rationalization bias) and you should compare apples to apples.
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I'm just saying that it is entirely possible to have a low, even "slammed" car and not bounce all over the place. Yeah, you might not be able to have a good ride and then post record lap times while that low... And it seems like you conveniently ignored that I literally rode in an FRS with Ohlins that rode beautifully 1"+ lower than stock height.
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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG
Then why are you asking if you have all this experience?
I have flex Z's. I am -2in front, -1 5/8 rear. Rides like crap. Raising car up this weekend.
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Sounds like you either had yours set up poorly or you're just making things up for the sake of internet brownie points-- either way it's too bad really. Hopefully you can scrape enough $$$ together to replace your "crap" coils, because raising it up isn't going to fix the problem on its own.
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Originally Posted by eastendraceshop
I've had a customer with the 2017 PP BRZ switch over to the Flex Z's, his impressions were that the ride is more comfortable than stock, the car handles much better, and that the steering is sharper. For the price, you're getting pillowball upper mounts up front, front camber plates, dampening adjustment, and height adjustment. It's pretty hard to beat the value. In my opinion, it's the perfect option for those on a budget. We've sold PLENTY of Flex Z kits for the 86 platform and our customers LOVE them. TEIN has spent a lot of time and money doing R&D for the 86 platform. They have 7 coilover kits for the 86!!!
Our shop FRS has had the Ohlins Road & Track installed as well as the HKS Hipermax GT. In terms of ride comfort, the difference between Ohlins & the HKS Hipermax GT is almost unnoticeable!
The HKS Hipermax GT are a tier above the Flex Z, and I personally would go with the HKS over the Flex Z just because of how comfortable they are! You can't go wrong with either of those two coilover kits! Shoot us a PM and we can get you set up with a great deal on either kits.
-Sam
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Thanks for the useful info, Sam-- I appreciate it. I was likely leaning toward the HKS coils anyways. I'll shoot you a PM when I have it all figured out. Maybe you guys can help @
NoHaveMSG with his coilover problem too, sounds like he needs it.